erik_squires
Responses from erik_squires
| DACs - what exactly do these things do? ALAC and FLAC ARE compressed file formats. They are not however lossy. Playback should be bit perfect to the original file. MP3/Ogg/MQA however are lossy compression systems. | |
| High End Amp Price Collapse musings markainsworth wrote: Hi, I think that however good Class D becomes, it will always sound different than Class A, and a significant enough number of audiophiles will consider them worth their weight that the market for used class A / AB amps wil... | |
| Ceramic Speakers I want to point out that Accuton drivers have different grades/performance/price points especially around the mid woofers and woofers. It’s hard to tell from the outside since they are all just as white, but it’s easy to be misled by looks, or get... | |
| Ceramic Speakers Maybe be a little specific. Do you mean ceramic cone / dome materials, magnets... cabinets? :) What brands? Best,E | |
| Domes & Ribbons Sharing You _can_ but it's extremely rare to be able to change ANY tweeter for any other and have them work out without modest to moderate crossover work. The ribbon vs. dome part is not really the incredible part to me. :) Drivers differ a great deal by ... | |
| Please assure me I'm not going to burn my house down. Well, mine was more than just theory. It’s also legal liability. Imaging trying to explain to a judge that the 4 house fire you caused should not have happened because you used 4 network cables braided together, and that you HAD to do it because y... | |
| Is it too bright or is it high resolution? By the way, I completely disagree with the idea that lack of time alignment has anything to do with brightness. Some of the brightest sounding speakers to my ears where old Thiels. Perfectly time aligned. Just like some garbage high-end speakers l... | |
| Is it too bright or is it high resolution? Thoughts:Improper room treatment can make neutral speakers seem overly bright. Ragged top ends are often mistaken for "high resolution" because they over-emphasize narrow parts of the audible spectrum. Several "high end" makers use this trick. Bec... | |
| Please assure me I'm not going to burn my house down. You may equate the gauge, but man, you are playing with fire, literally. Let's say something does go wrong.... you could be held legally liable even if you do all the math right! :) Much better to get a Connex shielded power cord and make your own... | |
| Pass Labs XP-30 vs Krell Evo 202 @knghifi It's a shame you went through so many Sonic Frontiers gear if you didn't like any of it! How did that happen? :) Best,E | |
| Pass Labs XP-30 vs Krell Evo 202 I should point out that the Pass Pre/Amps I heard were not in my home and were driving Lawrence Audio Double Bass speakers. | |
| Pass Labs XP-30 vs Krell Evo 202 Hey Jafant, it’s all a mess right now. :) I use a Mytek Brooklyn, Parasound P7, ICEPower Amps with custom speakers. Parts similar to Gryphon stand mounts. The Mytek sounds slightly better direct than through the P7, but I need the P7's multichanne... | |
| Pass Labs XP-30 vs Krell Evo 202 Nothing really in a long time has been all that for me. When I last really got excited about a preamp it was a CJ premiere, and a Sonic Frontiers. Recently, sounding "really good" but not necessarily OMG!! I really liked the sound of the recent AR... | |
| Tube Pre+ Transistor Power will burn your power Amp. easily? @response34 That IS interesting. Since the caps pass AC, it’s possible a very high voltage ( >> 30V) turn on thump could occur. However, honestly that would damage the amp even if off. It would most likely break through most electrolytic cou... | |
| Tube Pre+ Transistor Power will burn your power Amp. easily? LIttle more:Not all tube pre's have this minimal risk. For instance, if the output is transformer coupled, or balanced. Most tube pre's are single ended. If you truly have a vintage pre-amp (before 1980's) then you absolutely owe it to yourself to... |